Satchel or the like



F. P. DWYER.

SATCHEL 0R THE LIKE.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 ATTORNEYS PatelitedMnr. 8, 1921.

rlllflullIllllfL' F. P. DWYER.

SATCHEL 0R THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED Aue.23, 1920.

Patented Mar. 8, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

TTORNEYS.

UNITED sTATEsy PATENT oFFlcE.

TRANI P. 13m-0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ABSIGNOB TO TBAVELIGHT Il'Gz C0.; 0l' PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION 0l' DELAWARE.

BATCHEL OB THE LIKE.

Lacasse. A

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 8, 1921.

Application tiled August 28, 1920. Serial No. 405,894.

To all whom itmay covwem.'

Be ift known that I, FRANK P. Dwnn, a citizen of the United States, residinflr at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, tate of Pennsylvania, have invented 'a new and useful Satchel or the like, of which tho following is a specification.

My invention consists of a school or other Satchel formed of members adapting the same to be swung on the shoulders or back of a child or to be converted intoa handv ca ba or into a knapsack at will, the colnrsixrliitiong of the parts and operation of the same' being hereinafter described and the novel features of the device pointed out in the claims that follow the specification.

The invention is satisfactorily illustrated in the accompanying drawing but the 1mportant instrumentali-ties thereof may be varied, and so it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the specific details shown and described, as long as they are within the spirit or scope of the claims.

Figure 1 represents 'a perspective v iew of a school Satchel embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 represents a rear elevation of a portoBn theiaoid 4 t t. A

i an represen pers ive views of onosite faces of 4the devilec converted into a carrying bag.

Fig. 5 represents a perspective view of the device converted into a knapsack.

Fig. 6 represents a bottom plan view of a detached portion.

Similar numerals .of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawing- 1 designates a Satchel consisting of the body 2, the covering flapy 3, the two-part shoulder strap 4, the buckle 5 on said strap for adjusting the length of the latter, the

snap hooks 6 on Ithe 'terminals of the sec\ tions of said strap,the auxiliary loops or' rings 7 of metal or other suitable material on the back of the body 2 for connection of the snap hooks therewith, the leather or other straps A8 on the flap 3 and the buckles 9 on the body 2, said buckles 9 and straps 8 being adapted to retain the ap in closed condition, the members thus far described forming -a school satchel of conventional form. A

The up er ends of the straps 8 are formed into or with bends 10 with which are connected the' auxilia loops or rin 11 of metal or other suita 1e material which loops in the present case are disposed on the front face o the flap 3 so as to be conveniently accessible. y

On the bottom of the body is the auxiliary loop or rin v12 of metal or other suitable material w ich is connected therewith by the strapj 13, the latter being secured to said bottom y rivets 14 or other suitable means. iThe body 2 has on the outer face the lpocket or wallet-like member 15 for well nown urposes. It wf l be seen that the stra 4 may have its snap hooks connected wit one of the front loops 11 and one of the rear loops 7 and its intermediate portion reeved through the other front loo 11` and the other rear loop 7 and double on itself, as in Fig. 3,

Yforming a double grip for carrying the Satchel after the manner of a hand-bag, as

shown in Figs. 3 and 4. It will bel noticed that the loops 11 are on fthe ilap 3 and the loops 7 are on the back 2 at about coinciden-t places so that when the strap 4 is reeved through certain of said loops and connected by the snap hooks with the other loops, said strap forms a'doublel grip as of a hand bag for carryin the latter uniform from both len ths of t e strap.

igain the snap hooks of both terminals of the. strap 4 ma `be connected with the rear loo 7 an its intermediate portion reeved t ugh the bottom loop 12 forming the strap into opposite loop portions 16 for the insertion of the arms therewith so that the Satchel is converted into a knapsack and may be carried as such on the back of the wearer,- it being seen that by the auxiliary members on the body 'as named and the manipulation of the strap 4, av Satchel, a carrying bag, and a knapsack may be in`.

, te'i'changeably formed and the conversion of one of said features to one of the others may be readily'eifected and without adding materia-l expense or weight to fthe original feature of a school satchel or bag and without requiring muchv service to accomplish the result.

Of course, I do not limit myself to a school Satchel or bag for carrying books as it may be used for tools or other articles without departing from my object.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is: v

1. A convertible YSatchel of thev character described consisting of a body having'thereon a closing fiap, ring-like members on the back of said body, ring-like members on the front of said ap, a detachable carrying strap, and connecting devices on the terminal's of said strap detachable from said ring-like membersr adapting the stra to be engaged with either ring-1ike mem er on said back, andv either ring-like member of said flap and reeved through the other ringlike members of said back and flap adapted to form a double-carrying grip device for the Satchel. y

2. A convertible Satchel of the character stated, consistingof a body, a carrying strap therefor, loop-like members on the back of the body, means on said strap adapted to removably connect it with said members for carrying said Satchel as a school Satchel, auxiliary loop-like members on the front of the body with which the ends and intermediate portions of said strap may engage and form la' doubled handle for said body converting the device into a hand carrying bag, and an auxiliary loop-like member on the bottom of the body with which the intermediate portion of said strap may engage, converting the device. into a knapsack each feature being at will.' e

FRANK P. DWYER. Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM,

M. E. Bumm 

